The bikes & tires of Belgian Waffle Ride California

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127 miles, 10,000ft of climbing, and a 70/30 split of smooth pavement and very un-smooth off-road sectors. What is the bike to ride? What is the right tire? I've often asked the pros this, but here I ask the everyday riders.
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@chasepalpatine170 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing normal peeps sharing their plans and ideas. Nice to see Alexey too. Great video and good vibes!

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

@smouvemouves 4 ай бұрын

Same here! It's much easier to relate to non Pros and get "real" world opinions.

@daveebert7747 Жыл бұрын

"GRAVEL RACING MAN" says it all. That's why we loves it.

@ljhoule3394 Жыл бұрын

Ben, winning is not impossible! When one is in his/her late 60’s; Winning is simply not finishing last! Enjoy the ride!!!

@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын

I'm still a stout rider at age 63 and I'd say just finishing is winning and who cares if they're enjoying a second round of hot chocolate when you reach the chalet. 😀

@ljhoule3394 Жыл бұрын

Hot Chocolate how about a Single Malt! It’s gravel baby, gravel!

@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын

@@ljhoule3394 lol, I just imagine the fancy Euro roadie fondos ending at a chalet. And my arrival just in time for some hot chocolate, sort of like a continental breakfast at night. 😀

@ljhoule3394 Жыл бұрын

Can’t remember the ride but, I did do a gravel race in Colorado in the last year or two, at a summit of some climb shots of a whiskey or bourbon were offered. Sixty+ years of racing in Alaska and I never saw that!!!

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Bighorn Gravel in Gypsum?

@bengt_axle Жыл бұрын

Great to see all those people with their different setups and riding styles!

@jmscheel Жыл бұрын

Maybe my favorite “The Ride” video yet. Wish I was there with you guys! Have fun!

@smouvemouves 4 ай бұрын

Here I am... back at this great resource video again! I did the 2023 BWR in San Diego and loved it! I'm heading back down to SD for the 2024 event and trying to figure out tire choices. Now that I've ridden BWR SD, I have a good reference of the course. I'm starting to think that my 45mm Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H's are a bit overkill for the amount of time that will be spent on the road. I might buy the 35s or 40mms. Thanks, Ben!

@amitkumar-wj8gn Жыл бұрын

to the man on rim brakes and 26c tires, salud!!!!! loved this video, from the ultra bling to the ultra practical to the ultra whacky bikes.

@1980bundy Жыл бұрын

Awsome vid like always!! Enjoy the Ride!!🙌🏼

@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын

Your vids are so much fun, Ben, and as a long-ago Bay Area kid, I enjoyed seeing some representation from the East Bay. O and Santa Rosa, too, worked at a radio station there, KPLS, for a short time in '79, favorite moment was trying to sell an ad package to Joe at Joe's Texaco, who bellowed back at me after I had interrupted him over the phone, "I ain't interested!" And I understood. 😀

@alandoss9352 Жыл бұрын

This was one of the more interesting videos I have ever watched. Tire choice along with pressure is what I am always trying to figure out. As a lifelong rider who thinks they know what they are doing, I still find it interesting to see what other riders are doing.... Ben, thanks for the excellent video. Great info, to the point, without all the hoopla. That's what we want.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@clintizzo7693 8 ай бұрын

I’m hoping to someday do the BWR in Arizona and this is exactly the video I need to decide a bike setup.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful. I’ve got a video on BWR AZ too.

@jeremysweeten2792 Жыл бұрын

Love this!! Also love Alexy!!! Fan favorite always

@perccoffee7697 Жыл бұрын

We're stoked to be fueling The Ride! Traveling with instant craft coffee is like running tire inserts for BWR; using it might not always be plan A, but when you need it, it'll save the day. Alan's BWR bike - Canyon Grail AL (yes aluminum!) in that same yellow.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Haha, nice!

@gerryl8310 Жыл бұрын

Killed it! Well done sir! Exactly what I'm dealing with. Trying to decide which bike to buy so I can be down there nx yr. prepped and ready to go. Perfect segment.

@fennec13 Жыл бұрын

Well, I have a titanium gravel bike from a company cal WHY cycles, out in Carbonadale Colorado, full GRX 810 mechanical and carbon wheels, on a mostly road ride like this I would definatly go with my road (and light gravel) setup - 45mm deep carbon superteam wheels with 32mm panaracer gravel king SS tires, the "semi slick" ones with decent grippy small knobbed shoulders and nice center on them.

@flouserfehler Жыл бұрын

Great video as always and such a cool ending :D

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

@fredrichards3998 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Ben. I’m hoping to get over next year from the Uk so hopefully this advice will be useful. Enjoy and keep safe👊

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Cheers, hope you can make it.

@mikeed666 Жыл бұрын

Excellent vid loved hearing from a great selection of riders

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's fun to talk to people when they're out having fun.

@jeffs5519 Жыл бұрын

Wow do I love your vids. Thanks Ben!

@elliottbaring Жыл бұрын

I love my PERC Coffee instant! Super convenient wherever you're traveling for a bike race AND it'll beat the pants off any hotel coffee!

@drouleau Жыл бұрын

Cool video - I think I saw you this morning at the breakfast area at the Hampton Inn before BWR. Only did the short route, had to downgrade myself after getting RSV the middle of last month and still not back to 100%. I went with Continental Terra Speed 35mm....added a little extra psi in there today with all the road and climbing, so the super rocky sections were a bit more challenging but those tires did pretty well all things considered. A little sketchy in some of the sectors (especially the steep downhill dirt bits), but kept it upright and had decent traction. Those tires roll pretty fast on the pavement.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Glad you were able to get out after being sick, and that you were happy with your tire selection. Nice of the Hampton to have BWR-appropriate waffles for us…

@markreams3192 Жыл бұрын

Sage titanium Barlow. Roval Terra C wheels with Panaracer gravel king SS in 35mm. Oh and I didn’t do the ride. Maybe next year!😂

@chrisjong8412 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video's, I love content like this. Zapp is the man 🤘The guy in blue with the Moots I think is actually working at Moots, i remember seeing him in their videos

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Zap *is* the man and Jon Cariveau is the man at Moots. Legends, both.

@cccycling5835 Жыл бұрын

If we’re running this race: My Canyon Grizl CF with G-One RS, very similar set up lol 😂 mine are 45mm, I’m a big boi rider that loves off-roading my gravel bike

@pwalski Жыл бұрын

There should be at least one Ridley on Belgian Waffle Ride.

@RestlessGambler14 Жыл бұрын

I did this in 2021 running the pathfinder pro 42mm and though it was overkill.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Lotta rubber in the Pathfinders. Bet you didn't flat, though!

@ChrisCorless Жыл бұрын

Another great video, hope you had a great race. Curious how you approach pressure with the G One RS's ? I usually start with Silca and SRAM but curious how you approach it. Keep up the great work, follow you both here and on fastcat.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris. Usually go just under 40mm I for 40s and a little more for these 35s. Weight dependent, of course. I was just going on the highly accurate thumb gauge out here, until I saw Big Tall Wayne at the start with a pump as he was helping Nicolas Roche. I had Cariveau in my head - that guy is like Yoda, and not just in age 😜 - so I was like, ‘I should do what Jon is doing, and added air.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

another way to answer: Silca and ENVE both have great charts. I like ENVE’s because there aren’t any steps to enter and I’m lazy

@ChrisCorless Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben, lol, I might be over thinking it! Finally got out on a set of g one RS in 45mm and they were pretty epic. Might try lowing the pressure by one or two psi to get better traction on loose over hard and follow the instructions and change the rotation of the rear... Which I set up same as the front... 🤔🫣🤣

@bobfoster687 Жыл бұрын

Ben: Will you do The Tour of the California Alps (The Markleeville Death Ride???

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Never heard of this. Will have to look it up.

@SNS1212 Жыл бұрын

I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on the Grail after the race.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Yep, coming up.

@Casual_BackPacking Жыл бұрын

im trying to get in shape to get out to them events fck looks like fun

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Most gravel races - and all of the BWRs - have multiple distances, so you don't have to go all in on the crazy mileage. BWR's Wanna option is 35 miles.

@Casual_BackPacking Жыл бұрын

@The Ride with Ben Delaney how do I found out about upcoming gravel events?

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

@@Casual_BackPacking www.gravelcalendar.com/.

@davidnicholson6680 Жыл бұрын

No one is using my fast gravel tire of choice: Maxxis Receptors.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

I ran those at BWR KS and really liked them.

@joeochoa4030 Жыл бұрын

Interested in the CARBONDA bike .. and it’s paint job … NICE 👍 would like to get one myself .. anyone that can help ?

@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын

Okay, so that's a question, Ben, do serious competitors, the riders competing for victory, actually start races with plugged tires or no? It would seem to me that fresh tires would be the way to go, all that effort to get there and line up and contend for the win.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

No, no, definitely not. I have. I have no idea why Alexey had that tire with him.

@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney Maybe we need greater gravel understanding. 😀

@MrMarklas Жыл бұрын

Ben, How was the ride in the Grail? It's a little bit different gravel bike with the doubledecker handlebar. Still also looking af the Grizl for my self, but I ride 70% on good and solid gravel roads and 30% tarmac on most of my rides.

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Video coming up on that asap. Short version: only buy the Grail if the cockpit matches your geo - because you cannot adjust it!

@ff2e Жыл бұрын

Michael didn't seem very happy about you saying he was running 32c road tires 😬

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

No, no, it’s all good. He is a very deadpan person. Every year he rides part - sometimes all! - of the course in the days before the event on a road bike with road tires. That was my comment about tradition. Needed better context, I realize.

@ff2e Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney Oh nice then!

@stevekelly6544 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised all the people running pathfinders, I rode on them all last summer, fast rolling, yes, but the least supple tire I’ve tried- it accentuates bumps and vibrations in my experience. I don’t care for that. A tire like the Maxxis Receptors or Vittoria Terrano Dry are just as fast,grippy, and way more supple in my opinion….

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of folks appreciate the puncture protection. I’ve never flatted one - knock on wood!

@stevekelly6544 Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney yeah it’s durable and fast, but they just left me feeling beat up after some long gravel rides, and I never get that way on the Vittoria or Maxxis or Schwalbe gravel tires, and so far haven’t flatted on any of those either-

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

I hear you. I was surprised when we got the Wheel Energy data back on the Pathfinders that showed them as fast, because there is just so much rubber on the tread.

@matthewjohnson12 Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney but you still choose the Schwalbes…you say fun but you really want to win

@mikedee6316 Жыл бұрын

Still waiting for the taste test.....

@davidvonslingshot Жыл бұрын

y’all missing out…. nobody rolling WTB Byway’s.

@SojuForAll Жыл бұрын

Ben, why the Grail this year?... from a curious owner of the Grail and Grizl and

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Just filmed a video here on that. Will get it edited and up asap.

@SojuForAll Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney If you swap the s15 seatpost to a s14 seatpost, it seriously improves the performance. The s15 seatpost has too much flex and there is a loss of power in your pedal stroke.

@trajtemberg Жыл бұрын

600 usd? with that paint job? where?

@chrisdistefano198 Жыл бұрын

Zaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

@therealSIRBOOM Жыл бұрын

Maybe we don't need to be so close to these people's face, haha. I like talking to regular people. I do not give a flying eff what the "pros" are equipped with.

@whizler Жыл бұрын

0:23 "Most of the pros are on 32s and road bikes"? 🤣🤣🤣 Is BWR becoming a gravel joke or something?

@TheRidewithBenDelaney Жыл бұрын

Nah. It’s just the conundrum of 90 miles of road in a 130mi race. Here is Flavia’s bike, for instance: instagram.com/reel/CrFSz_auRkZ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

@whizler Жыл бұрын

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney It's only a "conundrum" because BWR created a route with 90 miles of road, is it not? No wonder serious riders opted for road bikes with basically semi-slick tires, just like the "gravel" world championships. Please call it like it is - a road race with a bit of gravel, similar to the Strade Bianchi race, perhaps.